NRF Summit: Osinbajo blames northern leaders

Vice President Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has attributed the poor state of economic and insecurity in northern part of the country to the personal aggrandizement of the present crops of leaders in the region.

He said this at the opening ceremony of Northern Reawakening Forum (NRF) Summit held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, on Saturday.

Osinbajo spoke at the summit, which has the theme “Building a Safe, Secure and Economically Inclusive Northern adding that the present crops of northern leaders have abandoned diligence and selfless service and resorted to personal aggrandizement.

According to him, the elites had jettisoned the foundation set by the founding fathers, leading to the challenges confronting the country.

“Our history reminds us of the visionary leaders in Nigeria, who fired our imagination through their vision, diligence and selfless service, who did not live or fight to enrich themselves; they did not leave vast personal estates behind, but their names and legacies live in the hearts of the people.

“Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Mallam Aminu Kano, J. S. Tarka and countless others clearly understood the varied issues afflicting the region, thought through them, laid the plans and worked selflessly to realize them”.